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J.R. Addison to debut 2015 twins ride at Springfield Mile

May 23, 2015

Press release courtesy JR Addison

J.R. Addison is tied for eighth in GNC2 points coming into the Springfield Mile, and the rider of the No. 24F is ready to change that.

After the 2014 season wrapped up, Addison, was not sure what his 2015 twins program was going to look like, until Barry Smith stepped up and said he was going to build a bike for him. Barry Smith, the father of 2014 Harley-Davidson GNC1 presented by Vance & Hines runner-up Bryan Smith, decided almost immediately after the 2014 season that he was going to build a Kawasaki EX650 twin for Addison that will debut Sunday at the Springfield Mile.

"I'm beyond thrilled and more than appreciative for all his hard work and countless hours he has put in on this bike," said Addison. "It sucks that I couldn't help more with the process. With Barry being in Michigan and me being in Ohio and still in school up until Wednesday of this week, I couldn't really help all that much. He has put in so much work on this twin and the outcome of the thing obviously shows."

"I wanted to build the best bike for him," said Smith. "He deserves a good handling bike that he can pilot to some wins this year. He is a good person and deserves a good bike."

With the 2014 season not going in favor for Addison, he's ready to redeem himself this season and start out with a bang on the Springfield Mile with hopefully a win.

"Obviously Barry is my main man for my twins program this year and I can't thank him enough," said Addison "But there are so many other people that have helped a ton with this and I need to thank them for it. Ken Manyard really stepped up for us a gave us some pipes last minute. Jeff Gordon, Bryan Smith, Craig Parkinson and Gordy Schopieray."